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Originally Posted by EvoFire
Well the Yaris should be over due for a redesign soon isn't it? The Yaris we have here has been out in Europe and Japan for awhile already. And since the new Fit's are arriving in Sept, should be about time isn't it?
Its sad how when you want a proper small car, the Yaris and Fit are the only offerings available.
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The current JDM Vitz which is sold as the Yaris hatch over seas was introduced in 05. So going with the industry 5 year life cycle (average) then yes the Vitz/Yaris is due. The first country outside of Japan to get the second gen Yaris hatch was Canada. Then Europe then other places. The USDM version came out in the spring of 06 as an 07 model, the Canadian 06 model run was short and the 07s came out same time as the USDM 07s. Generally there is a facelift with all cars through the mid-cycle life of the car to keep its appeal and of course you have competition. So if we're going on a 5 year cycle then the USDM version the 2010 model would get the refresh. But there are exceptions and 2 years into the life of the car the refresh comes. Like I said before the new FIT coming to the U.S. is probably why Toyota went with the refresh earlier.
For now you have the FIT and Yaris. You also have the Accent and its KIA counter part. But soon there will be more offerings. Wait tiil 2009-2010/011 model years. The barrage of small cars are coming or at least rumored to or believed to be coming to the U.S. I can't wait! we'll finally have some cool offerings in the U.S. I wouldn't mind a Polo TDI.
